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  • ornery_chemist@mander.xyz
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    1 year ago

    Maybe a dumb question, but if all of the vehicle’s bells and whistles are meticulously recording my every move… how do those data get back to the auto manufacturer anyhow? I read the article and the “how that works” link, and sure it mentioned phone connectivity, but if I don’t connect my phone, then my car presumably has no way to communicate what it collects… or are there a bunch of extra radios that phone home (satellite, cellular…)?

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      Many (if not most) new cars have their own cellular service built in. They spin this as being able to hotspot to your vehicle if you pay for data or being able to remote lock/start your vehicle with their app. However, the vehicle manufacturer has their own plan allowing them to relay back telemetry data regardless of whether you buy a data package.

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          That’s highly fucking illegal and extremely dangerous. You’re a fucking idiot

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            God you folk are dummies.

            You’re a fucking idiot

            There were a beautiful few weeks when Lemmy was a more pleasant place with better quality of discussion than reddit. Unfortunately that time seems to have passed.

        • Nobsi@feddit.de
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          Bruh those are highly illegal. At least in not backwards countries.
          Youre also jamming other peoples services. what happens in an emergency?

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              1 year ago

              And chinese laser pointers are also exactly the mw that is specified.

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              God you folk are dummies.

              Maybe people just don’t 100% trust the word of someone they don’t know on the internet, when they make claims without any supporting evidence. That’s not dumb; it’s appropriately cautious. Do you have any evidence to back up what you say?